RAMOTSHERE MOILOA AREA
OFFICE
EXAMINATION
2017 TERM 1
GRADE 5
SUBJECT : NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
NAME OF LEARNER : ________________________________
NAME OF SCHOOL : __________________________________
TIME : 1 HOUR
MARKS : 50
MARKS OBTAINED =
50
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer all questions.
2. Number questions exactly as they are numbered on the question paper.
3. Write neatly and legibly.
SECTION A
QUESTION 1
Four possible answers are given. Circle the correct answer.
1. Plants and animals depend on each other. We say they are...
A. Habitat
B. Biodiversity
C. Inter-dependent
D. Aquatic (1)
2. Plants make their own food during photosynthesis they are called...
A. Carnivores
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Food chain (1)
3. Animals with backbones are called...
A. Vertebrates
B. Scorpions
C. Invertebrates
D. Adults (1)
4. Living things undergo ____________life process
A. Two
B. Ten
C. Seven
D. Seventeen (1)
5. When living things excrete, they...
A. Multiply
B. Get rid of waste product
C. Grow
D. Make food (1)
[5]
QUESTION 2
Match A with B
A ANSWERS B
1. Feeding relationship between A. Climate
plants and animals B. Herbivores
2. Found naturally in a particular area C. Food chain
3. Place of living for plants & animals D. Indigenous
E. Biodiversity
4. Plants eaters
F. Habitat
5. Weather conditions of an area
[5]
QUESTION 3
Choose the correct answer from the given
Heart and Endoskeleton Skull exoskeleton Omnivores Carnivores
lungs
a. Type of skeleton in a human being is an ________________________________ (1)
b. Rib cage protects _________________________ (1)
c. Brain is protected by ______________________________________________ (1)
d. Crab and insect has __________________________ skeleton. (1)
e. Animals which feed on both meat and grass are called _____________________ (1)
[5]
QUESTION 4
Say whether the following are TRUE or FALSE.
a. Amphibians live a double life. __________________________________________ (1)
b. Our main source of light and energy is the sun. ____________________________ (1)
c. Plants are called consumers ___________________________________________ (1)
d. plants start growing during germination _________________________________ (1)
e. An animal can die at any stage during its life cycle _________________________ (1)
[5]
SECTION B
QUESTION 5
5.1 Skeletons
Give the names of the bones labelled 1 – 4 on the spaces provided below.
3
4
1. ____________________________________________________________ (1)
2. ____________________________________________________________ (1)
3. ___________________________________________________________ (1)
4. ___________________________________________________________ (1)
5.2 Skeleton is used to _______________________, _________________________, and
__________________________________________ (3)
5.3 Three types of skeletons are _______________________, ___________________
and ___________________________ (3)
[10]
Question 6 Life cycle
6.1. Look at the diagram of the life cycle of a bean plant. Sequence the diagram in a correct
order.
A.__________________________________________
B.__________________________________________
C.__________________________________________
D. ________________________________________
E. __________________________________________ (5)
6.2 The process of making food
a. Which process is demonstrated in the above picture?
(1)
b.What raw materials does the plant use to make food?
____________________________________________________________________
(2)
c. What gas does the plant produce when it makes food?
___________________________________________________________________
(1)
d.Where does the plant get its energy for making food?
____________________________________________________________________
(1)
e. Write a simple food chain that shows the relationship between a bird, leaf and
caterpillar.
_________________ ___________________ ______________________
(3)
f. Which animal is a herbivore in a chain?
___________________________________________________________________
(1)
g. For plants to grow, they need _________________________, _________________
and __________________________ (3)
6.3 Explain the following
a. Energy
_____________________________________________________________________
(1)
b.Habitat
_____________________________________________________________________
(1)
c. Invertebrate animals
_____________________________________________________________________
(1)
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TOTAL:50
SECTION A
QUESTION 1
Four possible answers are given. Circle the correct answer.
1. Plants and animals depend on each other. We say they are...
A. Habitat
B. Biodiversity
C. Inter-dependent
D. Aquatic (1)
2. Plants make their own food during photosynthesis they are called...
A. Carnivores
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Food chain (1)
3. Animals with backbones are called...
A. Vertebrates
B. Scorpions
C. Invertebrates
D. Adults (1)
4. Living things undergo ____________life process
A. Two
B. Ten
C. Seven
D. Seventeen (1)
5. When living things excrete, they...
A. Multiply
B. Get rid of waste product
C. Grow
D. Make food (1)
[5]
QUESTION 2
Match A with B
A ANSWERS B
1. Make less C A. Climate
2. Found naturally in a particular D B. Herbivores
area
3. Place of living for plants & F C. Reduce
animals
4. Plants eaters B D. Indigenous
5. Weather conditions of an area A E. Biodiversity
F. Habitat
[5]
QUESTION 3
Choose the correct answer from the given
Heart and Endoskeleton Skull exoskeleton Omnivores Carnivores
lungs
a. Type of skeleton in a human being is an Endoskeleton (1)
b. Rib cage protects heart and lungs (1)
c. Brain is protected by skull (1)
d. Crab and insect has Exoskeleton. (1)
e. Animals which feed on both meat and grass are called Omnivores (1)
[5]
QUESTION 4
Say whether the following are TRUE or FALSE.
a. Amphibians live a double life. True (1)
b. Our main source of light and energy is the sun. True (1)
c. Plants are called consumers False (1)
d. plants start growing during germination True (1)
e. An animal can die at any during its life cycle True (1)
[5]
SECTION B
QUESTION 5
E. Skeletons
a. Give the name of each bone below
A. Long (1)
B. Short (1)
C. Irregular (1)
D. Flat (1)
[5]
a. Skeleton is used to protect, contains and support (3)
b. Three types of skeletons are exoskeleton, hydroskeleton and edoskeleton (3)
[10]
2. Life cycle
2.1. Look at the diagram of the life cycle of a bean plant. Sequence the diagram in a correct
order. Choose from the word bank
adult plant seedling seed fruiting plant flowering plant
A. 5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
E. 3 [5]
7 The process of making food
a. What is the heading of the diagram?
Process of making food (1)
b. What raw materials does the plant use to make food?
Carbon dioxide, Minerals and water (2)
c. What else does the plant produce when it makes food?
Oxygen (1)
d. Where does the plant get its energy for making food?
Sun (1)
e. Write a simple food chain that shows the relationship between a bird, leaf and
caterpillar.
Leaf caterpillar bird (3)
f. Which animal is a herbivore in a chain?
Caterpillar (1)
g. For plants to grow, they need air, light , soil and water (3)
4. Explain the following
a. Energy ability to do work (1)
b.Habitat place of living for plants or animal (1)
c. Invertebrate animals are animals without backbone (1)
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TOTAL:50
